JACKSON, MI – A 17-year-old boy went to the hospital Thursday afternoon after the bike he was riding hit a Chevrolet TrailBlazer.

The boy, who is expected to recover, was heading east on E. South Street, crossing Cooper Street while the light was red, when the bike collided with the northbound SUV, Jackson police Sgt. Rich Cook said.

Police were called to the area at 3:38 p.m.

Cook said the boy will be cited for his failure to heed the traffic signal.

“I didn’t see him at all,” said Sandra Marsh, 36, of Vandercook Lake, who was driving the TrailBlazer.

Sitting in the vehicle, wiping tears from her eyes, she said the light had just turned green and she was moving through the intersection at about 35 to 40 mph. Two other vehicles were in the lane to the west of her, she said.

On her way to pay a bill and do some school shopping, her sons were yelling at her, but she did not know the reason.

The impact knocked the teen from the BMX-type bicycle, she said. It looked like he might have broken his leg and his head was bleeding, she said.